World of Aluvia 2 by Amy Bearce

Author:Amy Bearce
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2016-05-08T16:00:00+00:00

She awoke in a strange mesh basket made of sea fronds. She thrashed about, uncertain how to get out of the woven strands that surrounded her, but Tristan pulled back the top and smiled down at her, saying, “Good morning, sleepy little clam in your shell.”

Was she dreaming? Didn’t he almost… Wasn’t she…

As the memory roared over her, Phoebe struggled to sit up.

“Tristan! You’re okay!”

“I’m fine, just fine! And I see you’re feeling better,” he said, as she pulled herself free from the strange cylinder. “A good long sleep always heals. But I think you will find yourself much changed.”

That was putting it mildly. She gazed down at her body.

“What on Aluvia happened?” Phoebe shook her head, confused. She ran her hands down her sides. Blue scales were cool and slick against her palms. The change was real, all right.

Mermaid.

Shock held her paralyzed for a long moment, fingers pressing against the scales. They felt pliable but resistant to pressure. She felt along her neck and confirmed that her scales and her fin were matched by gills like any mermaid. She blinked, able to see through the water as if it were crystal clear, like never before.

She didn’t know how to move, how to swim with a tail, but she couldn’t tear her eyes away from the unbelievable sight of her own body, so tremendously changed. What did this mean? Would she be trapped beneath the waves forever? If she were on legs, her knees would have given out. As it was, she sank to the sandy bottom of the small cave they were in, uncertain how to even catch herself.

Sierra. Sierra! What if Phoebe could never return to her sister? She may be bossy, but Phoebe loved her. Tristan’s next words interrupted Phoebe’s spiraling panic as he pulled her up, hands strong against her back and arms.

“After the attack and, well, what happened with the shadow and your, uh, change, I decided we needed more help. Maybe the elders would know what had happened to you. I came back home, with you, to Morgance. This is Mina’s room.” The words were stated simply, but she knew from his tone there was a lot more he wasn’t saying. He guided her to a large sea sponge that looked much like a couch. She slid onto it with a bumbling thump but was too numb to care.

“I thought I wasn’t permitted here.”

“Well, obviously things have changed,” a new voice rang through the little cave. A tall, elegant mermaid floated into the room, swishing her tail and moving with precision. Her eyes trailed up and down Phoebe’s rumpled hair, even now swirling across her face. The regal mermaid sighed.

The black and white hair was familiar. This was an elder, one who had been at the temple when Phoebe was banished. This time she was near enough for Phoebe to see the detailed fish spears tattooed along her arms and neck. Unusual and intimidating. Her tail was a deep gold.

“Yes, Phoebe Quinn, I remember you well.

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